#4CB99F#4CB99F
#4CB99F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.107 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CB99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 185, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 14.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -37.49, 3.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 37.69, 174.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.54% -0.1068 0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.54% 0.107 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5845, 38.7350, 38.8698) |
| Luminance | 0.3874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.73
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.99
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CB99F #B94C66
analogous
#4CB968 #4CB99F #4C9CB9
triadic
#4CB99F #9F4CB9 #B99F4C
tetradic
#4CB99F #684CB9 #B94C66 #9CB94C
square
#4CB99F #684CB9 #B94C66 #9CB94C
split-complementary
#4CB99F #B94C9C #B9684C
monochromatic
#276455 #38907B #4CB99F #78CAB7 #A4DBCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#4CB99F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#4CB99F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CB99F
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CB99F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CB99F | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AE9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A2A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4cb99f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 185, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.107 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cebb',
500: '#4cb99f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4cb99f; $custom-light: #88cebb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4cb99f",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 185,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.688,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71543,
"c": 0.10727,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.38738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CB99F
secondary
#C898A4
accent
#5473D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280